Unity of the Spirit

1 Therefore° I, athe prisoner° of the Lord°, bimplore° you to cwalk° in a manner° worthy° of the dcalling° with which° you have been ecalled°,
2 with all°ahumility° and gentleness°, with patience°, showing° tolerance° for one° another°bin love°,
3 being diligent° to preserve° the unity° of the Spirit° in the abond° of peace°.
4 [There is] aone° body° and one° Spirit°, just° as also° you were called° in one°bhope° of your calling°;
5aone° Lord°, one° faith°, one° baptism°,
6 one° God° and Father° of all°awho° is over° all° and through° all° and in all°.

7 ¶ But ato each° one° of us bgrace° was given°caccording° to the measure° of Christ’s° gift°.
8 Therefore°Iit says°, “aWHEN HE ASCENDED°ON HIGH°, HEbLED°CAPTIVE°A HOST°OF CAPTIVES°, AND HE GAVE°GIFTS°TO MEN°.”
9 (Now° this° [expression], “He aascended°,” what°Idoes it mean° except° that He also°IIhad descended° into bthe lower° parts° of the earth°?
10 He who descended° is Himself° also° He who ascended°afar° above° all° the heavens°, so° that He might bfill° all° things°.)
11 And He agave°bsome°° [as] apostles°, and some° [as] prophets°, and some° [as] cevangelists°, and some° [as] pastors° and dteachers°,
12afor the equipping° of the Isaints° for the work° of service°, to the building° up of bthe body° of Christ°;
13 until° we all° attain° to athe unity° of the faith°, and of the Ibknowledge° of the Son° of God°, to a cmature° man°, to the measure° of the stature°IIwhich belongs to the dfullness° of Christ°.
14IAs a result°, we are ano° longer° to be children°, btossed° here° and there° by waves° and carried° about° by every° wind° of doctrine°, by the trickery° of men°, by ccraftiness°IIin ddeceitful° scheming°;
15 but Ispeaking° the truth°ain love°, IIwe are to bgrow° up in all° [aspects] into Him who° is the chead°, [even] Christ°,
16 from whom°athe whole° body°, being fitted° and held° together°°Iby what° every° joint° supplies°, according° to the IIproper° working° of each° individual° part°, causes° the growth° of the body° for the building° up of itself°bin love°.

The Christian’s Walk

17 ¶ aSo° this° I say°, and affirm° together° with the Lord°, bthat you walk° no° longer° just° as the Gentiles° also° walk°, in the cfutility° of their mind°,
18 being°adarkened° in their understanding°, Ibexcluded° from the life° of God° because° of the cignorance° that is in them, because° of the dhardness° of their heart°;
19 and they, having abecome° callous°, bhave given° themselves° over° to csensuality°Ifor the practice° of every° kind° of impurity° with greediness°.
20 But you did not alearn°IChrist° in this° way°,
21 if° indeed° you ahave heard° Him and have bbeen taught° in Him, just° as truth° is in Jesus°,
22 that, in reference° to your former° manner° of life°, you alay° aside° the bold°Iself°, which is being corrupted° in accordance° with the clusts° of deceit°,
23 and that you be arenewed° in the spirit° of your mind°,
24 and aput° on the bnew°Iself°, which IIcin [the likeness of] God° has been created° in righteousness° and holiness° of the truth°.

25 ¶ Therefore°, alaying° aside° falsehood°, bSPEAK°TRUTH°EACH°ONE° [of you] WITH HIS NEIGHBOR°, for we are cmembers° of one° another°.
26aBE ANGRY°, AND [yet] DO NOT SIN°; do not let the sun° go° down° on your anger°,
27 and do not agive° the devil°Ian opportunity°.
28 He who steals° must steal° no° longer°; but rather°ahe must labor°, bperforming° with his own° hands° what° is good°, cso° that he will have° [something] to share° with Ione° who has° need°.
29 Let no°°Iaunwholesome° word° proceed° from your mouth°, but only° such° [a word] as is good° for bedification°IIaccording to the need° [of the moment], so° that it will give° grace° to those° who hear°.
30aDo not grieve° the Holy° Spirit° of God°, Iby whom° you were bsealed° for the day° of redemption°.
31aLet all° bitterness° and wrath° and anger° and clamor° and slander° be bput° away° from you, along° with all°cmalice°.
32aBe kind° to one° another°, tender-hearted°, forgiving° each° other°, bjust° as God° in Christ° also° has forgiven°Iyou.